Poha, called Cape gooseberry too, comes from Hawai, it was distributed by early explorers and first reported in England in 1774. A commercial crop in many countries, the poha is often found in Hawaiian Regional Cuisine. First reported on the Big Island in 1825, the fruit is common in the wild as well as cultivated for home and commercial use around the state. The plant is low growing shrub with velvety leaves and yellow bell-shaped flowers. Mature fruit is round and orange skinned with many edible seeds. It is juicy and sweet with a distinctive flavor. Poha is harvested every few days when the husks are dry and turn to a straw color. It is often picked in the afternoon when there is little moisture. Many growers shake the bush so that the dry husks fall and are easily picked up from the ground. Plastic sheets are sometimes placed under the plants to catch the fallen fruit.